Setup your Environment
This page will help you setup your environment in case you didn't have time to do it before the workshop.
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This page will help you setup your environment in case you didn't have time to do it before the workshop.
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Disclaimer: Content and commands has been tested on Linux/Unix OS but not deeply on Windows.
On this workshop we will facilitate 2 ways to be ready for starting working on Kafka on your computer. Please feel free to choose the one you are most comfortable working with.
Nevertheless I strongly suggest you to use Docker since it's quicker and you can build and destroy your containers after you are done and you won't get the pain through checking if you have pre-install requirements available.
Requirements:
Install docker ( based in your OS )
( Choose accordingly to your distribution )
Check your docker installation:
The output of the previous command should look like this:
Go to the linux tab under the section Install compose and follow the instructions provided:
Checkout your docker-compose is ok by executing
Check you are able to pull images and run your containers by executing:
To save time and to prevent any wifi issues over the venue, please pull the images needed for working with Kafka by executing the following commands:
Pre-Install Requirements
Check Java is installed.
If Java is not installed, go and download JDK 8 and install it from here:
Installing Kafka locally will be as easier as:
Extract the tar file in a directory of your preference
Linux / Unix systems: tar -xzf kafka_2.11-2.0.0.tgz
Go and download Python 3 from:
